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EngGraph | Renamer | v1.0

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Contents

Contents

List of Figures 4

1 Installation 51.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2 Local Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3 Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4 Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 License 72.1 License Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.2 Start and Finalize Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Enggraph Renamer - Clear and Brief 83.1 Quick Guide - Step-by-Step Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4 Enggraph Renamer’s Input Mask 124.1 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4.1.1 Connect to Catia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.2 Visualisation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.2.1 Customised View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.3 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.4 List Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.5 Save Management Option Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.6 Operation Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.6.1 Rename Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.6.2 Convert Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.6.3 Synchronisation Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.7 Search Area Option Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5 Settings 265.1 Writing with Small or Capital Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.2 Backup by Renaming and Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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List of Figures

List of Figures

2.1 MAC-Address Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1 Tree Structure Representation in CATIA V5 and Renamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.2 Save Management Option Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.3 Part Selection in Renamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.4 Synchronising Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.5 Renaming a Single Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.1 Renamer’s Input Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.2 Customised View of Visualisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.3 Statusbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.4 List Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.5 Advanced List Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.6 Save Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174.7 Save Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.8 Rename Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194.9 Selection in the List Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.10 Selection of Part Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.11 Option match whole word only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204.12 Inserting Characters or Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214.13 Reducing Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214.14 Filling Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224.15 Convert Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.16 Synchronisation Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.17 Search Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5.1 Window for Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.2 Data Structure before Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.3 Backup by the Option Product Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.4 Backup by the Option Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285.5 Backup by Combining both Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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1 Installation

1 Installation

1.1 System Requirements

• CATIA V5 above Release 16

• Microsoft Net Framework 2.0

• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista o. Windows 7

We would like to indicate that the actual and present version of EngGraph Renamer can only

access one CATIA V5 CAD System entity. That means, only one CATIA V5 entity is permitted

to be open, in order to start EngGraph Renamer.

1.2 Local Installation

The packed Vle provided by EngGraph Engineering GmbH can be unpacked in an optional di-

rectory. The application runs through the Vle EngGraphRenamer.exe. The user shall manually

create a link or a short-cut on the Desktop or in the Start Menu.

The local installation does not imply Administrator Rights if the optional directory to be un-

packed is not located in a locked Vle system.

1.3 Network Installation

Network Installation diUers from Local Installation only by administrator rights, required for

server or network access. For more info, please see the chapter 1.2, Local Installation.

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1 Installation

1.4 Uninstall

EngGraph Renamerwill not be placed into the Vle system by means of an installation program,

this indicates that the directory in which the application Vles have been unpacked, can be

deleted. The user shall manually delete links or short-cuts on the Desktop or in the Start

Menu.

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2 License

2 License

2.1 License Determination

Prior to receiving a valid license from EngGraph Engineering GmbH, the network interface

card’s ”MAC-Address“ shall be readout. This happens according to the following instruction.

Start Menu −→ Command −→ cmd

The string ”cmd“ is the command to be typed. As a result, the Windows prompt opens. To

access the prompt, the Start Menu tools can also be used. Subsequently, the following string

shall be typed into the prompt and conVrmed with Enter.

ipconfig /all

All available network interface cards and their types of arrays will be listed. The user shall

search only for a single entry, similar to Vgure 2.1.

Figure 2.1:MAC-Address Readout

If more network interface cards are available, the user can easily select one. The user shall

write down the Physical Address, that is the MAC-Address, and request the license.

2.2 Start and Finalize Licensing

EngGraph Engineering GmbH will send you the license Vle after receiving the MAC-Address.

The Vle has to be copied into the application directory.

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3 Enggraph Renamer - Clear and Brief


CATIA V5 System is a powerful tool, created to help users to Vnd great solutions. Just due

to the complexity of such a system, the eUectiveness of each module respectively each inte-

grated tool cannot be guaranteed. Designing, administration and naming processes of the part

structure cannot be guaranteed either. In CATIA V5 system, problems can occur at later part

number changes or at part nomenclature completions. It can also be said that CATIA V5 tree

structure administration, is rather expensive and costly in terms of time.

Enggraph Renamer supports the user exactly in this matter. Known as being applicable in an

easy manner, the software helps users in customising complex tree structures so eXciently

and rapidly as possible. Enggraph Renamer can rename more parts collectively, as well as part

sections, in just a few seconds.

3.1 Quick Guide - Step-by-Step Example

After successful installation and licensing of Enggraph Renamer, start CATIA V5 and load the

CATProduct to be edited, the so called product structure. The Renamer immediately starts

analysing the tree structure, and in a few seconds the structure is being displayed in the list

Veld. The Vgures represented below, can be displayed in a CATIA V5 window as well in the

Renamer window of another user. As shown by the Vgure 3.1, a product structure named

(a) CATIA V5 - Tree structure (b) Tree structure in Renamer

Figure 3.1: Tree Structure Representation in CATIA V5 and Renamer

PROJEKT001_INDEX01_HAUPTPRODUKT

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has been loaded. Furthermore it is visible that all names to

...INDEX01...

are identical. All names or part numbers, contain the following string.

PROJEKT001_INDEX01...

The Save Management Option Field speciVes the Vle directory in which the open Vles are

located. After loading the structure, Renamer selects basically the directory that includes the

loaded product while placing a check-mark. The main product, called also source product, is

saved in the source/root directory, identiVed by Renamer as the Root Directory.

Figure 3.2: Save Management Option Field

Select from the Drop-Down-Menu of theMemory Management Option Field the option

Root and Subdirectories

Now a checkmark is being placed before each directory, subordinated to the Root Directory. If

there are Vles or elements/units in the structure, located in directories that are not under the

subordination of the Root Directory, than you can place checkmarks next to the supplementary

memory locations or you can select the option

Select All

Renamer receives only after this step the user’s permission to save in future the parts to be

renamed in the respective directory.

The task is to rename only a subdomain of all part numbers and to assimilate the Instance

Names as well as the Directory Names. The subdomain to be modiVed,

PROJEKT001...

shall be renamed into

PROJEKT002...

For this purpose you have two possibilities.

Type the required subdomain into the input Veld Search for, as presented in Vgure 3.3 on the

next page. All part numbers of Renamer’s list Veld, that contain those entered strings, will

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(a) Search / Replace (b) Selected part numbers in Renamer

Figure 3.3: Part Selection in Renamer

instantly be highlighted.

Now type the string into Replace with input Veld or press the Copy-Button right beside the

input Velds to transmit the string for subsequent modiVcation. After pressing the Start-Button

the part numbers will be renamed within seconds, however, for the time being, only in the

CATIA V5 structure and not at Vle level.

The second possibility of selecting a part number out of the Renamer’s list Veld is a left mouse

button click. The selected part number will immediately be displayed in the input Veld Search

for. In this way you can reduce typing. Remove redundant characters and continue as already

described.

Figure 3.4: Synchronising Tab

The Synchronising Tab provides last setups for completing the procedure. As shown Vgure 3.4,

the appropriate checkmarks can already be placed. Finally press the Start-Button in order to

assimilate the Instance Names with the part numbers and to save part numbers as Vle names.

After the work is done, it is worthwhile to verify the directory, to make sure that Renamer has

renamed and saved the Vles as requested.

If you want to rename only a part number, make a click as described above on the respective

string in the list Veld, so that this shall be copied into the input Veld Search for, that is under

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subordination of the Rename tab. In this example the string

...INDEX01...

part number

PROJEKT002_INDEX01_PRODUKT001_TEIL003

shall be renamed into ...INDEX02...

Figure 3.5: Renaming a Single Component

Copy the string by the Copy Button, described above, into the input Veld Replace with, modify

the string, like presented in Vgure 3.5, and close the process with the Start Button. From here

on, the process repeats under the Synchronisation tab in order to match instance names and

Vle names.

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4 Enggraph Renamer’s Input Mask


Figure 4.1: Renamer’s Input Mask

The Enggraph Renamer consists of seven main components, which in turn unify diUerent

functional elements. The following chapters describe step by step the Enggraph Renamer’s

range of function. The individual components and its functions are described at length, in

sequence, according to Vgure 4.1.

4.1 Menu Bar

You have three Pop-Up-Menu options to choose from, ”File“, ”Edit“ and ”?“. Fortunately the

menu bar is so simple as possible and the available functions can be found in the operation

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area and in the input mask.

• The menu option ”File“ contains the following two freely selectable functions,

”Connect to Catia“ and ”Exit“. The Vrst one is described in chapter 4.1.1.

• The menu option ”Edit“ includes the freely selectable function ”Setup“. This function is

described in chapter 5 on page 26.

• The menu option ”?“ includes the help functions.

4.1.1 Connect to Catia

Renamer connects automatically to CATIA V5 if the CAD system had already been launched

and if a structure has already been loaded before launching Renamer. Therefore, after launch-

ing, Renamer veriVes if a CATIA V5 entity has been started and analizes if a valid structure is

available.

If there has not been launched any CATIA V5 entity, Renamer will generate a message. If

there has been launched only one CATIA V5 entity, without loading a valid structure, the

input mask will open and Renamer will not be accessible for normal use. After loading a struc-

ture in CAD-System, Renamer shall be notiVed, because CATIA V5 window modiVcations are

not being automatically veriVed. With the function ”Connect to Catia“, subordinated to the

menu item ”File“, Renamer initiates another veriVcation, and the user can read in the struc-

ture to be edited.

If a Vnished and edited structure has been closed and a new structure to be edited has been

loaded, Renamer shall be notiVed. Even in this case, Renamer does not initiate an automatic

tests of state changes in the CATIA V5 window.

4.2 Visualisation Bar

The functions of the visualisation Bar allow you to adjust the structure’s layout to the list

Veld. It is often important to see if the Vle name corresponds with the part number or if the

instance names are right. Only this bar allows you to quickly verify the structure’s contentual

status. We would like to point out that the visualisation bar does not allow you to modify

the structure. The visualisation bar solely serves the purpose of adjusting the layout in the

Enggraph Renamer’s list Veld.

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The activation of this button has the same eUect like the function ”Connect to

Catia“, as described in chapter 4.1.1 on the previous page. Therefore we do not

oUer here more explanation. This button has been additionally added to the input

mask due to eXciency reasons, and allows the user to refresh the view easily and

instantly.

Both CATIA V5 and Renamer allow at the push of a button to expand the tree

structure’s levels in the list. The arrow pointing downwards indicates yet other

functions of that button. The displayed button only expands the tree structure

one level, trying to indicate ”1“. The two hidden functions, not illustrated here,

can let the tree structure expand once two levels and once all levels.

Here, the tree structure expansion principle will be inverted. Due to a strongly

expanding tree structure, the list Veld can quickly become unclear. If, in addition,

the elements of the lowermost level are not important for the structure, with this

button and its subordinated functions the user can limit the tree structure to the

required levels that shall be represented.

After launching Renamer, this function will be activated by default. This button

enables displaying of the unit’s part numbers in the list Veld.

If you would like to verify the units instance names in the list Veld, push that

button and the instance names only will be displayed.

Like the entity names, the Vle names of all units can also be displayed in the list

Veld. However, only the Vle names will be listed.

It is often reasonable to display more information at the same time, like part num-

ber, instance name or character length, in order to accelerate visual inspection.

For this reason, you can make use of the customisation option. For detailed de-

scription see chapter 4.2.1 on the following page.

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4.2.1 Customised View

The customised view makes sure the user can view more information in the list Veld at the

same time. In Vgure 4.2 the part numbers and the character lengths have already been set up.

Therefore, both informations will be represented in the list Vled.

(a) Customised view

(b) Character length view

Figure 4.2: Customised View

If the unit’s component characteristics, including Nomenclature, Description and Revision

have not been indicated, than Renamer shall ignore this and shall stop listing.

4.3 Status Bar

The status bar acts as a customer-friendly auxiliary display. The connection between Renamer

and CATIA V5, is indicated in the status bar by the string Connected. However, the connection

does not exist directly between Enggraph Renamer and CATIA V5, it is rather the structure

that shall be loaded. If only the CAD System has been started, Renamer can be launched,

however the status bar will show a ”Disconnected“ message.

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(a) Status bar ”Disconnected“ (b) Status bar ”Connected“

Figure 4.3: Status Bar with Two Statuses

For information regarding how to establish a connection between CATIA V5 and Enggraph

Renamer, see chapter 4.1.1 on page 13.

4.4 List Field

A great advantage of Enggraph Renamer is the speed of adjusting to the tree structures. This

is due to the fact that many actions can be carried out without being directly saved to the

harddisk. In general it is known that saving shall be the last step of a structure, because it

requires most of the time. Though the user has the possibility to save the Vles after each step,

which in fact, is a very time-consuming action. Another advantage is the fact that it is not

necessary to jump back and forth between the structure tree in CAD system and a macro or

a program. The list Veld replaces the listing in CATIA V5. Therefore, over the modiVcation

process the user is not forced to riWe through various windows.

Figure 4.4: List Field

Listing of the hierarchy is carried out according to the same principle like in CATIA V5. As

described in chapter 4.2 on page 13, the hierarchy can be easily expanded by means of the

visualisation bar or a left mouse click on the ”+“ key, that illustrates the next lower level.

The Vgure 4.4 shows an ordinary product structure. Open lock symbols are visible before

every unit. Those symbols show the user that this units are not write-protected. If in the tree

structure would exist write-protected units, than Renamer would indicate closed lock symbols.

Beside the ”+“ symbol, you can Vnd a pinion symbol before every element, that indicates if

other units can be found under this unit. The two pinions that are geared into another, red

and blue, symbolise a ”CAT-Product“, with elements under subordination. The blue pinion on

his own symbolises a ”CAT-Product“ with no elements under subordination, or it symbolises

a ”CAT-Part“ that cannot have elements under subordination.

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Figure 4.5: Advanced List Field

If several information has to be displayed including part number, instance name and character

number, it will be displayed in a line, while being hyphenated. Figure 4.5 clariVes the manner

of representation. If you want to know more about the way such supplementary information

can be displayed, see chapter 4.2 on page 13.

4.5 Save Management Option Field

In some cases, a complete product structure can be found in a single data-Vle. Often, a prod-

uct structure is divided into several components, that, in turn, can be found in the data Vles

specially created for this purpose. Enggraph Renamer detects the data structure at explorer-

level and displays it in the Save Management. Furthermore, the user can select the data Vle in

which writing is permitted or not permitted. Overwriting data might put the user at risk. The

Save Management provides a system, that protects against accidental overwriting.

Figure 4.6: Save Management

While loading a structure in Renamer, the superior node and it’s subordinated nodes will be

recognised. The superior node or the main-product will be deVned and treated as source-data,

to be found in the source directory. Consequently, also the Root-Directory will be preselected

by default, that allows writing into the source directory.

The Pop-Up-Menu with the inscription Root-Directory, Vgure 4.6, provides several preselec-

tions, suXcient in most cases to conVgure the Save Management eXciently. Certainly it is

possible to manually select each directory, if the user wants to write only in some speciVc

directories.

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Figure 4.7: Save Management Options

Select all This option will select all directories for rewriting. In fact, only data will be rewrit-

ten that has been modiVed.

Root directory This option will select the directory in which the main-product respectively

the source Vle have been archived.

Root and sub directories If the data structure consists of hierarchically stored directories,

such as a CATIA V5 product structure, than this option will allow the selection of all

this directories at once. Directories outside of the hierarchy will be ignored.

custom This option can be selected only indirectly, because a user-deVned setting can be

accessed only if individual directories have been selected by hand.

4.6 Operation Field

At the core of Enggraph Renamer is the operation Veld. The user can directly inWuence the

tree structure and can decide how the structure shall look like and when the structure shall be

transmitted to the CAD System. The above described functions help to conVgure structures

eXciently.

4.6.1 Rename Tab

Enggraph Renamer’s Tab provides an utmost eUective function that can modiVy CATIA V5 el-

ement properties. It is possible to modify strings within part numbers. The cutting and Vlling

of part numbers is also possible.

At Vrst, it is important to understand that the operation Veld and the list Veld (see chapter 4.4

on page 16) are permanently connected and because of this, any action in the operation Veld

can have an impact on the list Veld.

Rename tab activates by default at Renamer start up. Within this tab, other functions can be

found, that are represented by the following icons.

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Figure 4.8: Rename Tab

Search and Replace This function will search for strings or parts of strings in the

list Veld and will replace them, if required, with new strings.

Insert This function will insert rapidly speciVc strings into a speciVc location of

the string.

Cut to This function will reduce too long part numbers if there are speciVed set-

tings.

Fill to Contrary to ”Cut to“, this function will Vll part numbers with speciVc

characters, in order to reach the desired part number length.

Search and Replace

Renamer oUers the user several possibilities to indicate which string shall be renamed. The

user can rename the complete string of an element or a part of the string. Applied to al levels,

the string that has been selected out of the list Veld will be highlighted in colour. If a single

unit has been selected for editing, in the list Vled the unit will change into light-blue colour.

If several elements have been selected, they will be highlighted in yellow. The selection of a

single element is very simple, because the element that shall be modiVed can be highlighted

with a left mouse click, what causes the instant display of the string in the input Veld Search

for (see Vgure 4.9 on the next page).

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Figure 4.9: Selection in the List Field

Copy-Button This button will transfer the string from the input Veld Search for

to the input Veld Replace with. By this means much typing time can be

saved if only parts of a string are to be renamed.

The user has the possibility to introduce manually the new string into the input Veld Replace

with. In order to rename only a single number or a particular part section, the Copy-Button

can be used to move data into the input Veld Replace with. Finally, only the part section needs

to be modiVed.

In order to rename several elements, which contain a certain part section in their string, the

part section can be introduced into the input Veld Search for, as described in Vgure 4.10.

Instantly all elements from the list Veld, which contain exactly this part section in its string,

Figure 4.10: Selection of Part Sections

will be highlighted. This part section can be renamed while inserting a new string in the input

Veld Replace with.

If a big structure needs to be edited, with several similar part sections in diUerent elements,

elements might be renamed unintentionally. Selecting the option match whole word only will

Figure 4.11: Option match whole word only

stop the selection of part sections. Has the checkmark been placed, the string in the input Veld

Search for shall totally match with an element in the list Veld, in order to edit it, otherwise

none of the elements will be highlighted.

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Press Start-Button to conVrm modiVcations. Renamer will transmit instantly the new strings

to the CAD System.

Insert

Insert icon will help to integrate a speciVc string into each element of a structure. The string

can be introduced at the desired position, at the beginning or at the end. The string will be

introduced into the input Veld insert. If a number has been entered under Position, represent-

ing the element position within the string, than the entered string will be introduced in this

position, as soon as the Start-Button has been pushed.

Figure 4.12: Inserting Characters or Strings

In order to insert only a string at the beginning or at the end, it is not necessary to count

positions. While placing the checkmarks in the option box at Vrst or end the selected string

will be inserted accordingly.

Cut to

This option will reduce the string to the desired length or to the desired character number if

the strings in the product structures are too long.

Figure 4.13: Reducing Strings

The Vnal character number will be inserted in the input Veld, in the box Cut to. If the number

”10“ has been introduced, the strings will be reduced to just 10 characters. To control the

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reducing process, the user can choose to start the reducing process from left, the beginning

of the string, or from right, the end. Consequently, the last ten signs will remain after the

reduction process if the option at Vrst under the box Cut from has been selected before. If the

option end has been selected, the Vrst ten characters will be left, because shortening starts

from the end.

The third option keep elements will avoid deleting characters at the beginning or at the end

of a string. If the user introduces number ”3“ and wants the strings to be reduced to 20

characters, the characters of the 4th position will be deleted, so that, after the reducing process

20 characters will be left.

Fill to

The character Vlling principle is very much the same as the reducing principle. The only dif-

ference is, that Renamer shall be notiVed regarding the character to be Vlled. If each element

of the structure should have the same length, each element can be extended with an underline

”_“.

Figure 4.14: Filling Strings

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4.6.2 Convert Tab

Figure 4.15: Convert Tab

To constantly use capital letters or small letters, the structures can be customised afterwards.

Furthermore special characters can be removed out of the structure without problem. It is to be

considered that Renamer follows the same conventions like the DOS console of the operating

system. Special characters are excluded, that cannot be used in a DOS Vle name.

4.6.3 Synchronisation Tab

Figure 4.16: Synchronisation Tab

This tab of the operation Veld will introduce the last step for CATIA V5 structure preparation,

namely the saving to harddisk. To modify only the tree structure within the CATIA V5 window,

without renaming the Vle names on explorer level, close Renamer and save the structure to

the hard disk by CATIA V5 save management.

To save the structure place the checkmark to

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Part Number −→ Filename

before pushing the Start-Button. This selection will have the following eUect in Renamer,

. . . take the part names from the tree structure of CATIA V5 window and overwrite

the Vle name with the Vle name of the tree structure.

According to this model, other important settings can be done, like synchronisation of the

Instance-names or the Nomenclature.

Renamer will always take the part number respectively the part name as source information.

Conversely, Renamer allows to use the Vles themselves as source information, in order to

synchronise them with the part numbers in the tree structure. For this, a checkmark has to be

placed in the choice box,

Filename −→ Part Number

To maintain the eUectiveness, of course, several choice boxes can be set, thereafter the syn-

chronisation shall be started with the Start-Button.

4.7 Search Area Option Field

In general the user shall adjust the tree structure by means of the Rename tab and initiate

the synchronisation with the Synchronise tab. In that matter, the user is required to work

structured, in order to achieve a comprehensible result.

Though, in some cases the user should edit such a small data volume that he might not run

the risk of losing the overview. The component Search area is a possibility of letting the

Synchronisation tab skip ahead. Therefore, this is activated for use, as long as the user has

accessed Rename and Convert tabs.

Figure 4.17: Search Area

If a single part number shall be renamed and the instance-name and the data-name shall be

synchronised, the adequate checkmarks shall be placed in the boxes

Part Number

Instancename

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Filename

and the process shall be closed with the Start-Button. By this means the long way through the

Synchronisation tab is not necessary. Do not forget that saving data on the hard disk is a very

time-consuming process, so that in case of bigger tree structure reorganisations, do not access

the search area, in order to maintain the highest eXciency level oUered by Renamer.

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5 Settings

5 Settings

Like in case of several Software-Packages, the settings in Renamer are not being lost after

closing applications. Figure 5.1 clariVes that settings related to writing with small letters or

capital letters, as well as data backup options can be activated.

Figure 5.1:Window for Settings

5.1 Writing with Small or Capital Letters

Although options in the Convert tab allow the user to determine capital or small letters, set-

ting repeatedly the use of capital or small letters might be inconvenient. For instance, the

continuous use of only capital letters, can be permanently set here. Also to be set here, is the

use of both types of spellings at once.

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5.2 Backup by Renaming and Saving

In general, the user should never trust a software that scrolls, deletes etc. data on explorer

level. Because there are data in the system used by more than a single program, it shall be

granted that minimum a single backup copy of the Vle or directory has been made. Further-

more, so called useless CAD data might be subsequently needed.

In consideration of the previous editions, Renamer copies by default the original Vle into a

backup Vle, after every saving action. The backup function can be deactivated, but this ac-

tion shall be well-considered. Using speciVc settings, the user can control in some degree the

backup process, as shown in the Vgure 5.1 on the preceding page.

As showed before, the backup function can be deactivated. The user can activate or deactivate

the option

Activate

UnderNaming Strategy it is possible to inWuence, to some extent, the backup folder’s renaming

process. Two options are available to be activated individually or simultaneously.

Figure 5.2: Data Structure before Backup

The initial structure shown in Vgure 5.2 shall be used for explanation purpose. If the option

Product name

has been activated, Renamer will create a backup folder with the same name like the source

product from the product structure. In the Vgure 5.3 you can see that a new folder has been

created. This folder holds, as we mentioned before, the name of the source product.

Figure 5.3: Backup by the Option Product Structure

While activating the option

Date and time

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a backup folder will be created, and date and time will be included in the folder name. In this

way, two folders can not have the same name.

Figure 5.4: Backup by the Option Date and Time

Combining both options, by activating them at the same time, a backup folder with a signif-

icant name will be created. The date will be inserted in the beginning, followed by the time

and the name of the source product. If such backup folders are being archived for a longer

time, they can be referred to even at a later date.

Figure 5.5: Backup by Combining both Options

Under Destination directory the user can set the location where the backup folder shall be

Vled. If the option Product Directory has been activated, the backup folder can be found be-

neath the source structure, as it is shown in Vgure 5.3 on the previous page, 5.4 and 5.5.

If the option Custom has been activated, a directory can be indicated where the backup shall

be Vled. The advantage in this situation is that the source structure will not get unnecessarily

spamed or several backups will be Vled on specially provided servers.

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